Is This The Most Bogus Promposal Ever?

The prom tradition at this California high school will shock you!

Prom basically stands for Perfect, Romantic, Over-the-top, Moment, right? Not according to the bros at Corona del Mar High School in Newport Beach, CA, who have a tradition of a "prom draft." You read that right: guys rank sophomore, junior, and senior girls, and pay cash (allegedly someone paid $140!) for first-round picks, which then buys them the right to select any girl to be their prom date.

Turns out, some girls actually went along with the whole thing, participating in the draft. After school officials and the media found out about the draft, a sophomore girl who participated, defended it, telling The Orange County Register, "It is all just a fun way to decide who you will be going to prom with. It is not meant to harm those who are picked and I do not believe that it does. It is not, was never, and will never ever be used to objectify the girls at our school."

Though the school's principal sent out an email to parents, discouraging the draft and threatening to cancel prom if it continued, many are saying the response was too soft and the students involved should have been punished.

We're hoping this isn't a trend. So guys! Let us give you some helpful advice—this is totally NOT the way to land a prom date. More efficient methods would be: A. Introduce yourself. B. Make us laugh/share stuff about yourself C. Treat us like people and not numbers on a spreadsheet, and D. Then ask us out. See—it's not that hard, and it's actually free! If you need more promposal inspo, these guys are setting the bar pretty high. Swoon.

What do you think about the prom draft? Would you participate? Sound off in the comments!